Retro/Grade Using Guitar Controller

Matt Gilgenbach, an alum of UM as well as the university's game development group Wolverine Soft, has been featured in a guest editorial on Kotaku.

In it, he discusses his soon to be released game Retro/Grade, which is designed to be played with a guitar controller, although a game pad will suffice as well.

In the editorial, he discusses the lack of new game material designed for the guitar controller, which he believes is a major determinant in its gradual decline in popularity over the past few years.

The trailer for Retro/Grade can be found on the game's website and is also below. Though an exact release date hasn't been established, the game is slated to be available "soon."

Top Games - Month of January 2012

Here were our top games played in the archive for the month of January. Once again, a board game makes the list, along with the game that no one can seem to agree on how to pronounce, BlazBlue.

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
2. Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
4. FIFA Soccer 12 (Xbox 360)
5. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PS3)
6. BlazBlue (PS3)
7. Dominion (Board game)
8. NBA 2K12 (Xbox 360)
9. (tie) Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
9. (tie) Batman: Arkham City (PS3)

Alter Echo: A Slice of Ann Arbor History

This week, the archive received a donation that was a special treat, a glimpse into our local video game industry from almost a decade ago: Alter Echo.

Alter Echo was the last game developed by an Ann Arbor-based company called Outrage Entertainment, which developed games in Ann Arbor from about 1997-2004. And the generous donor of said game? None other than one of the testers of Alter Echo, Tod Schlegelmilch.

The game isn't yet available for play, but keep searching Mirlyn to stay up to date on its status. I'm sure it will be a game well worth checking out!